The new Brazilian ABNT NBR 15575 Standard (the ―Standard‖) recommends two methods for analyzing housing thermal performance: a simplified and a computational simulation method. The aim of this paper is to evaluate both ...

This paper documents the development of performance standards for the Trinidad and Tobago primary school national assessments of educational achievement. Performance standards are written expectations of student achievement ...

This paper compares the development, characteristics and implementation of standards in different OECD countries. More specifically, it focuses on three different levels for which standards can be developed: (i) students ...

This paper compares the development, characteristics and implementation of standards in different OECD countries. More specifically, it focuses on three different levels for which standards can be developed: (i) students ...

Performance standards are informed expectations of student achievement levels in a population. These expectations are based on knowledge or skills in the curriculum (content standards) or on the content and demands of test ...

Research has shown that gender differences in math performance are partially predicted by sociocultural aspects such as sexist ideologies and stereotypes. This study examined sexist ideologies as predictors of women’s ...

The ABNT NBR 15575 - Performance - Buildings, came into force in July 2013, bringing major changes to the Construction sector, because it establishes minimum quality standards, based on the performance and durability of ...

The development of 3D applications for consumption in browsers involves the use of the WebGL standard, whose performance determines the user experience and portability for mobile devices. In this context, this paper proposes ...